Charlie Watts, drummer for the Rolling Stones, passed away on August 24, 2021 at age 80. Charlie, born Carlisle Theodore Watts on June 2, 1941, in London, England, began his music career in 1962, playing drums with the seminal jazz band The Aces in England. He also played with Alexis Korner's Blues Band until he joined the Rolling Stones in January of 1963. With the Rolling Stones, Watts kept the beat and provided steadiness to the Stones' iconic sound for decades, in addition to playing on all of the band's albums and accompanying them on innumerable world tours. Watts was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, alongside fellow Stones bandmates Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood, and Bill Wyman. He is also credited for teaching Jagger how to play the harmonica. As well as a musician, Watts was an accomplished graphic artist, contributing to several books on the subject throughout his lifetime. Never fully comfortable in the spotlight, Watts' understated professionalism and the personal qualities of dry wit and understatement were appreciated by both Stones' fans and musicians alike. Throughout his life, Watts kept returning to jazz, performing occasionally with his own jazz groups and touring with the British/American Jazz Quintet. Watts is survived by his wife of 50 years, Shirley Ann Shepherd, as well as his three daughters, Serafina, Gabrielle, and Mil 0000le. He also leaves behind an immense and celebrated musical legacy, as the long-standing and highly influential drummer of the Rolling Stones.